Ben Witherington III is Professor of New Testament Interpretation at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky.

He is a leading evangelical Bible commentator. His commentaries include Romans, 1 & 2 Corinthians, Mark and Acts. He is a preacher with a passion for holiness.

Ben is considered one of the top evangelical scholars in the world, and is an elected member of the prestigious SNTS, a society dedicated to New Testament studies.

Ben has written over thirty books, including The Jesus Quest and The Paul Quest, both of which were selected as top biblical studies works by Christianity Today. He also writes for many church and scholarly publications.

Derek Tidball was Principal of the London School of Theology (formerly London Bible College) from 1995-2007 and was elected Chairman of the Council of the Evangelical Alliance in 2004. He has served as pastor of two Baptist churches and began teaching at LBC in 1972. He was President of the Baptist Union 1990-1991 and became a Vice-President of the Evangelical Alliance in 1995. For four years he was the Head of the Mission Department of the Baptist Union of Great Britian.

Derek is the author of 20 books. Among his recent publications are The Message of the Cross, The Message of Leviticus both in IVP’s Bible Speaks Today Series and Meeting the Saviour for BRF. He edits the Bible Themes Series of BST.